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The environmental justice fight to block the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti claims hosting the 2028 Olympics will have “no impact” on the environment. Inglewood residents say otherwise.
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![A mobile phone with the Google Maps application]()
Google Maps now shows the lowest-carbon route for car journeys
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, said the initiative could save 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.
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![a satellite view of the port of Los Angeles with many cargo ships out at sea]()
![a satellite view of the port of Los Angeles with many cargo ships out at sea]()
Cargo-ship congestion is bringing more dirty air to Southern California
Those supply-chain problems you’ve heard about? They have consequences for public health.
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Inside Vancouver’s plan to be the greenest city in the world
A decade-long sustainability moonshot shows it's not always easy for cities going green.
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![Tall buildings in a city near water with a large, green tree-filled park in the foreground]()
![Tall buildings in a city near water with a large, green tree-filled park in the foreground]()
Vancouver promised to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. Here’s what went wrong (and right).
Miles of new bike lanes and light rail lines just weren’t enough.
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![An aerial photo of the Marathon Refinery in Los Angeles]()
![An aerial photo of the Marathon Refinery in Los Angeles]()
When the earth shakes in South LA, the results can be toxic
Friday's earthquake underscored the deadly risks in a region defined by both natural disasters and the fossil fuel industry.
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Floods, power outages, no running water: Jails during Hurricane Ida
Louisiana plans extensively for hurricanes -- but not for protecting its 50,000 residents behind bars.
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California seeks to make its low-carbon living more affordable
Three new laws promise to make cities denser and fairer.
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Report: To close the park access gap, open up schoolyards
Opening up schoolyards to the public would give 20 million more Americans access to a park.
